First off… The result hasn’t been what I planned it to be. The main reason for this is, well, that I have a day job. 😀 The result, however, was fantastic! It’s a simple layout with two trains running in opposite directions, two stations and a control tower in the middle. (Image of layout to…
Lego Trains
First Batch of Things Arrived
The Lego trains and some additional track arrived today. The packaging was so bad I was kind of impressed actually but Lego being Lego nothing seems to have been damaged. After about four hours of speed building I was done. I took a lot of pictures and will upload a couple of the here, but…
Project Plan: Lego Trains
Project Goals – Control two Lego trains using an Arduino board (Success!) – Control switches using an Arduino (Nope) – Track train movement, track occupancy and switch status (Partial success) – Automatic route scheduling, track planning and train driving (Nope) – Working train signals, Swedish variant with two lights (Nope) – Working collision avoidance (Success!) –…